Invention Application
- Patent Title: PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE LEAFLET ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS
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Application No.: US17851232Application Date: 2022-06-28
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Publication No.: US20220323209A1Publication Date: 2022-10-13
- Inventor: Noam Nir , Michael Bukin , Elena Sherman
- Applicant: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Current Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24 ; B29C65/62

Abstract:
An assembly and associated method for a commissure of a prosthetic heart valve is disclosed. As one example, a method includes forming each of a plurality of commissures with a plurality of leaflets by pairing a first commissure tab of a first leaflet with an adjacent, second commissure tab of a second leaflet, folding a support strip over an inner reinforcing element, positioning the folded support strip between the first and second commissure tabs, and attaching first and second outer reinforcing elements to the first and second commissure tabs, respectively, via stitching, the stitching extending over at least a portion of the first reinforcing element opposite a fold region of the support strip, and, for each commissure, securing end portions of the support strip to a respective support portion of a frame of the prosthetic heart valve.
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